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Shame – ‘Quiet Life’


Shame have shared new single ‘Quiet Life’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Cutthroat’ – an album ‘about the cowards, the cunts, the hypocrites. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of them around right now’ – on 5 September via Dead Oceans. ‘Quiet Life’ is a rockabilly punk song about someone who’s in a…

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Dog Eyes – ‘Nano’


dog eyes, a Bay Area indie-folk duo made up of Hailey Firstman and Davis Leach, have shared the sublime ‘nano’ ahead of the release of new EP ‘blue bird rain cloud’ on 25 July via Grand Jury. Reminiscent of this year’s Great Grandpa album but mixed with the sensibilities of Loney, Dear and the gentle…

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CMAT, Everything Everything, Youth Lagoon and more join The Maccabees at All Points East 2025


The already-stacked line-up for The Maccabees big comeback show at All Points East on Sunday 24 August, 2025 has just got even better with the addition of CMAT, Black Country, New Road, Everything Everything, Sorry, Katy J Pearson, Youth Lagoon, TTSSFU, Max Baby and The Juice. A tantalising combination of acts that played with The Maccabees back before their hiatus…

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9Bach – ‘LLaw – 101 Mix’


9Bach have shared new single ‘Llaw – 101 Mix’ exclusively on Bandcamp ahead a run of headline shows. This is the first song to be released showcasing their collaboration with Andy Gangadeen, an artist who’s worked with acts ranging from Chase & Status to Lava La Rue. With big beats and a touch of acid…

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Tugboat Captain – ‘Dog Tale’ album review


Spectral Nights favourites Tugboat Captain have shared new album ‘Dog Tale’. Written and recorded in just one week, it finds lead singer Sox ruminating on London life when you’re navigating your mid to late 20s: ‘I feel like this album is a ‘Dog’s Tale’ of love, relationships, family and domesticity. I feel like lyrically, I’ve…

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Bleach Lab – ‘Feel Something’


Bleach Lab have shared ‘Feel Something’ ahead of the release of new EP ‘Close to the Flame’ on 18 July, 2025. Frontwoman Jenna Kyle says the new single is ‘About being locked in a slowly dying relationship, where you’re heavily dependent on another.’ This feeling of devastation and being stuck as you only bring out…

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Those Fucking Snowflakes – ‘No Sky for Rishi’


Inspired by former prime minister Rishi Sunak’s infamous interview where he claimed to know what poverty was like because he grew up with no Sky TV (join the club), Those Fucking Snowflakes return with the appropriately titled ‘No Sky for Rishi’. A singalong, old-school punk anthem with gonzo drumming, stop-start riffs and witty lyrics explaining…